Annual Report 2014-2015
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55th ANNUAL REPORT 2014-2015 (April 01, 2014 – March 31, 2015) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DURGAPUR Mahatma Gandhi Avenue, Durgapur-713209 West Bengal, INDIA An Institute of National Importance under Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India National Institute of Technology Durgapur Annual Report 2014-2015 CONTENTS Particulars Page No. Preface 5 Progress at a glance (2014-2015) 6 1.0 INTRODUCTION 7-10 1.1 Vision Document 7 1.2 Education System 9 1.3 New Initiatives 10 2.0 AN OVERVIEW 11-24 2.1 Historical Background 11 2.2 Location 11 2.3 Campus 11 2.4 Administration 11 2.5 Academic Programmes 11 2.6 Programmes offered 12 2.6A Under-Graduate Programmes 12 2.6B Post-Graduate Programmes 12 2.7 Admission Procedure 15 2.7A Under-Graduate Programmes 15 2.7B Post-Graduate Programmes 15 2.8 Students 15 2.9 Examination & Evaluation 20 2.10 Placement 20 2.11 Games and Sports 21 2.12 Staff Position 21 2.13 Rajbhasha Samiti 21 2.14 Notable Achievements using Graphs, Charts, Diagrams 22 3.0 THE STAFF 30-35 3.1 Academic Staff (Teaching) 30 3.2 Non-Academic Staff (Non-Teaching) 35 3.3 Training Status 35 3.4 Placement of Staff for Academic Excellence 35 4.0 TEACHING PROGRAMMES 36-38 4.1 Programmes Offered 36 4.2 Programme-wise Enrolment with Sex, Caste Break-up 36 4.2 A1 Enrolment in B. Tech. Programmes, 2014-2015 Session (Gender wise) 36 4.2 A2 Enrolment in B. Tech. Programmes, 2014-2015 Session (Caste wise) 36 4.2 B1 Enrolment in M. Tech. Programmes, 2014-2015 Session (Gender wise) 36 4.2 B2 Enrolment in M.Tech. Programmes, 2014-2015 Session (Caste wise) 36 4.2 C1 Enrolment in MCA Programme during 2014-2015 Session (Gender wise) 36 4.2 C2 Enrolment in MCA Programme during 2014-2015 Session (Caste wise) 36 4.2 D1 Enrolment in MBA Programme during 2014-2015 Session (Gender wise) 36 4.2 D2 Enrolment in MBA Programme during 2014-2015 Session (Caste wise) 36 4.2 E Enrolment of Research Scholarsfor PhD work during 2014-2015 (Full & 36 Part time) 4.3 Admission Statistics – UG/PG Programmes 36 4.4 Students’ Total Strength 36 4.5 The Hostels 37 4.6 Scholarships/Assistance 37 4.7 Games and Sports 37 4.8 Awards 37 1 National Institute of Technology Durgapur Annual Report 2014-2015 4.9 Examination Details 38 4.10 Training and Placement 38 39-56 5.0 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES 5.1 PhD Programmes–Existing and Proposed 39 5.2 Details of PhDs done so far 39 5.3 Proposed Plan for Research 39 5.4 Institute-Industry Collaboration 39 5.5 Innovations and Technology Transfer 41 5.6 Workshops/Seminars Organised by the Institute (2013-14) 42 5.7 Collaboration with Academic and Research Institutions 47 6.0 THE COUNCIL, BOG AND OTHER COMMITTEES 56 6.1 Institute’s Council 56 6.2 Board of Governors 56 6.3 Finance Committee 56 6.4 Building and Works Committee 56 6.5 Other Committees 56 7.0 CONCESSIONS FOR SC, ST AND HANDICAPPED STUDENTS 56 7.1 Concessions Provided for Students 56 8.0 FINANCIAL STATUS 56 8.1 Analysis of Plan and Non-Plan Grants (2014-2015) 56 8.2 Sources of Funds 56 8.3 Expenditure Position for Last Three Years 56 9.0 CENTRAL FACILITIES AND SERVICES 57-59 9.1 Computer Centre 57 9.2 Workshops 58 9.3 Library 58 9.4 Laboratories 59 9.5 Hospital, Post Office, Shopping Centre 59 9.6 Physical Facilities 59 9.7 Games & Sports Facilities 59 9.8 Other Facilities like: Hostels, Messes, Staff Quarters 59 10.0 NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS 60-61 10.1 Past Achievements 60 10.2 Achievements during the Year 61 2 National Institute of Technology Durgapur Annual Report 2014-2015 Annexures 11.1-11.18 Annexure 11.1 Institute’s Council 62 Annexure 11.2 Board of Governors 63 Annexure 11.3(a) Finance committee 64 Annexure 11.3(b) Building and Works committee 65 Annexure 11.3(c) List of Senate members as on 31/03/2015 66 Annexure 11.4(a) Ongoing sponsored projects 68 Annexure 11.4(b) Projects completed during 2014-2015 73 Annexure 11.4(c) i Research papers published in peer-reviewed journals during 75 2014-15 Annexure 11.4(c) ii Research papers accepted for publication in peer-reviewed 94 journals during 2014-15 Annexure 11.4(d) Research papers presented in conferences and published in 98 proceedings during 2014-15 Annexure 11.4(e) Visits abroad during 2014-15 115 Annexure 11.4(f) PhD degree awarded during 2014-15 119 Annexure 11.4(g) i Ongoing doctoral Programme 123 Annexure 11.4(g) ii Proposed Doctoral Programme 141 Annexure 11.4(h) i PhD degree awarded till 2014-15 146 Annexure 11.4(h) ii Proposed Plan for Research 152 Annexure 11.4(i) Testing & Consultancy services rendered during 2014-15 157 Annexure 11.5(a) Number of faculty in position 157 Annexure 11.5(b) List of faculty 158 Annexure 11.5(c) New appointment of faculty during the year 171 Annexure 11.5(d) Retirement, resignation, death and voluntary retirement of faculty 171 during the year Annexure 11.6(a) List of officers 171 Annexure-11.6(b) In position posts of officers and number in position 172 Annexure 11.6(c) Number of technical & administrative staff members 173 Annexure 11.6(d) New recruitment of staff 173 Annexure 11.6(e) Retirement, resignation, death and voluntary retirement of staff 173 during the year Annexure 11.7(a) Faculty deputed on QIP (doctoral programme) during this period 173 Annexure 11.7(b) Seminars, summer/winter schools, short term courses attended 174 by faculty members Annexure 11.7(c) Training of staff members 181 Annexure 11.8(a) List of programmes offered 181 Annexure 11.8(a) 1. Under-graduate Programmes 181 Annexure 11.8(a) 2. Post-graduate Programmes 181 Annexure 11.8(b) Programme-wise enrolment with sex and caste break-up 182-176 Annexure 11.8(b) 1. Enrolment in B. Tech. programmes, 2014-15 (Genderwise) 182 Annexure 11.8(b) 2. Enrolment in B. Tech. programmes, 2014-15 (Castewise) 184 Annexure 11.8(b) 3. Enrolment in M. Tech. programmes, 2014-15 (Genderwise) 184 Annexure 11.8(b) 4. Enrolment in M.Tech. programmes, 2014-15 (Castewise) 185 Annexure 11.8(b) 5. Enrolment in MCA programme, 2014-15 (Genderwise) 185 Annexure 11.8(b) 6. Enrolment in MCA programme, 2014-15 (Castewise) 186 Annexure 11.8(b) 7. Enrolment in MBA programme, 2014-15 (Genderwise) 186 Annexure 11.8(b) 8. Enrolment in MBA programme, 2014-15 (Castewise) 186 Annexure 11.8(b) 9. Enrolment of research scholars for PhD work during 2014-15 186 Annexure 11.8(c) Admission statistics–UG & PG 187 Annexure 11.8(c) 1. The number of candidates admitted to B. Tech. programmes 188 from rural and urban area during 2014-15 Annexure 11.8(c) 2. The ranks (AIR) obtained by the first and the last candidates 188 admitted to B.Tech. programmes during 2014-15 Annexure 11.8(c) 3. The number of candidates admitted to B. Tech. programmes 189 from various Income groups during 2014-15 Annexure 11.8(c) 4.The details of admission to the M.Tech. programmes during 190 2014-15 Annexure 11.9(a) Scholarships & Stipends (Under-Graduate programmes) 192 Annexure 11.9(b) Awards during 2014-15 192 3 National Institute of Technology Durgapur Annual Report 2014-2015 Annexure 11.10(a) Vocational Training 192 Annexure 11.10(b) Placement Statistics during 2014-15 194 Annexure 11.11(a) Non-plan grant 197 Annexure 11.11(b) Plan grant 197 Annexure 11.11(c) Sources of grants 197 Annexure 11.11(d) Expenditure position for last three years 197 Annexure 11.12(a) Construction work completed during the year 2014-15 (Plan 197 grant project) Annexure 11.12(b) Construction work in progress during the year 2014-15 (Plan 198 Grant projects) Annexure 11.13 List of laboratories 199 Annexure 11.14 Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP) 200 Annexure 11.15 Alumni 200 Annexure-11.16 Other relevant information 200 Annexure 11.16(a) Books authored during 2014-15 200 Annexure 11.16(b)1.Reviews of manuscripts for publication in journals during 203 2014-15 Annexure 11.16(b) 2.Reviews of books during 2014-15 210 Annexure 11.16(c) Participation in National committees/ visits during 2014-15 211 Annexure 11.16(d) Invited Examiners/paper-setters /Board of Studies during 2014- 212 15 Annexure 11.16(e) Invited experts in selection committee during 2014-15 216 Annexure 11.16(f) Invited lectures during 2014-15 217 Annexure 11.16(g) Session chair/convenor during 2014-15 225 Annexure 11.17 Other information 229 List of Figures Fig. No. Particulars Page No. 1 Publication in journals in the last five years 22 2 Presentation in conferences/symposiums in the last five years 22 3 Number of sponsored projects during the last five years 23 4 Number of PhD degrees awarded during the last five years 23 5 Reviewers of journals/books during the last five years 24 6 Placement of students during 2014-2015 24 7 The Tenth Convocation 25 8 Sports day 25 9 International Conference on Decision Support Systems for Early 26 Warning and Mitigation of Disaster 2014 10 Short term Course FuPO-2014 26 11 Short term Course WGTCTC-2014 27 12 Book Exhibition 27 13 The NCC wing of the Institute 28 14 Annual NSS Camp 2015, NIT Durgapur 28 15 Republic day Celebrations 2015 29 16 Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan, NIT Durgapur 2015 29 4 National Institute of Technology Durgapur Annual Report 2014-2015 From Director’s Desk We are pleased to publish the 55th Annual Report 2014-15 of the Institute depicting our progress in the last financial year.